Take sb by surprise

take [tek]

vt. 拿，取;采取;接受（礼物等）;耗费（时间等）; vi. 拿;获得; n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;

SB

[计] 栈底, 标准二进制, 减, 备用设备\\n[医] 锑(51号元素)

by [baɪ]

prep. 在…旁边;表示方式;由于;经过; adv. 经过;表示保留或保存时用;短暂拜访;

surprise [sɚ'praɪz]

vt. 使惊奇;突袭;意外发现; n. 惊喜，惊奇;意外的事;

sur突然+prise拿住，抓住→突然被抓住→吃惊

Absolutely right, Frank.

完全正确 ，Frank。

All our work was in vain.

我们白干了一场。

The mammoth has now been restored in the Palaeontological Museum in Leningrad. Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea,which is now just a suburb of Los

这头长毛象已被修复，现存于圣彼得堡古生物学博物馆。有的动物掉进天然沥清坑里被保存下来，如在兰桥。拉。布里 -- 现在是洛杉矶的郊区发现的大象、剑齿虎和许多其他动物。